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Zeus botnet pushes swine flu spam

Zeus botnet pushes swine flu spam

Installs a keylogger.
SC Australia Staff Dec 4 2009 10:13AM Security
Cybercriminals leverage swine flu threat

Cybercriminals leverage swine flu threat

Sophos details Tamiflu fraud.
SC Australia Staff Nov 17 2009 11:43AM Security
Surfers head to Google to search for Bing

Surfers head to Google to search for Bing

While Swine Flu and ATO dominate Australian search terms.
Brett Winterford Jul 28 2009 2:02PM Software
Curtin Uni pushes VPN to mitigate Swine Flu risk

Curtin Uni pushes VPN to mitigate Swine Flu risk

Curtin University CIO Peter Nikoletatos has asked faculty staff to download a VPN client on their home computers as part of a contingency plan against a Swine Flu pandemic.
Brett Winterford Jun 12 2009 6:16AM Networking
Google targets swine flu with Australian search data

Google targets swine flu with Australian search data

Google is monitoring its Australian users' flu-related search queries in an effort to provide daily information on the spread of influenza.
Liz Tay Jun 9 2009 9:34AM Software
Swine Flu spam continues to spread with cybercriminals using celebrity names

Swine Flu spam continues to spread with cybercriminals using celebrity names

Spammers have moved to using celebrity names alongside swine flu terms to spread malicious links.
Dan Raywood May 12 2009 10:46AM Security
Malicious swine flu PDF file spreads password stealer

Malicious swine flu PDF file spreads password stealer

Symantec has reported that an email with a PDF attachment that promises to answer all questions about the swine flu virus contains a password stealer.
Dan Raywood May 6 2009 10:23AM Security
Swine flu spam leveling off, but attacks continue

Swine flu spam leveling off, but attacks continue

As reports of swine flu infections grow across the world, spammers and malware purveyors continue to try to cash in.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:28AM Security
Swine flu forces remote work tool review

Swine flu forces remote work tool review

Aussie firms should ensure that remote working and collaboration tools are ready to scale to meet higher rates of absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of Swine flu.
Ry Crozier Apr 29 2009 6:00AM Training & Development
Swine flu causes spam fever

Swine flu causes spam fever

Just days after news surfaced of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico, spammers are exploiting the news to advertise online pharmacies.
Shaun Nichols Apr 28 2009 10:52AM Security
Indonesia attacks bird flu with USB-based report system

Indonesia attacks bird flu with USB-based report system

The Australian government will partially fund the deployment of web and USB stick-based versions of a veterinary reporting system to track and report bird flu outbreaks in Indonesia.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2009 4:07PM Software
41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus.
Simon Burns Oct 9 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Internet horse flu vaccines are illegal

Internet horse flu vaccines are illegal

The NSW Department of Primary Industries is warning horse owners to resist the urge to buy illegal equine influenza vaccine from the internet.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2007 12:54PM Security
Boffins fly Google for bird flu map

Boffins fly Google for bird flu map

US scientists create avian flu 'super map'.
Robert Jaques May 2 2007 2:42PM Oddware
Vaccinate your business against bird flu

Vaccinate your business against bird flu

Over the past few months, birdflu has progressively crept closer to the U.K. What’s this got to do with security you might ask?
Donal Casey Mar 28 2006 9:45AM Security
Bird flu spam spreads WMF trojan downloader

Bird flu spam spreads WMF trojan downloader

Security experts have warned of a new malicious email that uses social engineering playing on the growing fear of an avian flu epidemic to trick users into visiting a malicious website.
William Eazel Feb 7 2006 10:35AM Security
Evil spammers put lives at risk with bogus bird flu vaccines

Evil spammers put lives at risk with bogus bird flu vaccines

Security experts have slammed unprincipled spammers for putting the lives of innocent people at risk by peddling bogus drugs online that claim to combat bird flu.
William Eazel Oct 28 2005 11:40AM Security

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